Friday nights now at 8.15 pm

at The Royal British Legion, Blandford Forum, DT11 7AD

(unless otherwise stated)

The Legion opens at 7pm - club doors open by 8pm (subject to sound checks)

Wessex Acoustic welcomes guests as well as members, but please note you all need to sign in as visitors to the Legion on the special Folk Club list which will be at the entrance to the function room. To facilitate the membership/guest licence arrangements, and ensure we have enough seats, it would  be a big help if you  book your tickets ahead,  but you can also just turn up on the night without pre-booking, assuming we are not sold out.

Our last night was a fabulous evening opened by Jon and Jay, better known as Ninebarrow,  who gave us a stunning set before our main guest took the stage.  Ray Cooper captured the attention of the audience with his superb cello and guitar work accompanying his rich singing voice. He gave us an evening of mostly his own songs with varying themes. Thank you to all who came.     

Our next club night is.....

June 14th - Ian Bruce

Tickets £10 or £8 pre-booked -  Book HERE

One of Scotland's finest exports, Ian Bruce has a huge voice to die for.  He will be singing a mix of traditional Scottish songs and self penned songs, some a capella, some accompanied on guitar. He is a delightful man and highly entertaining.

 

Supporting Ian is our very own Rod Jenkins, with additional support from the girls of Black Tulip.

 

July 5th - Union Jill

Tickets £10 or £8 pre-booked -  Book HERE

Helen Turner and Sharon Winfield have been performing together since 2006. After discovering a shared love of folk and acoustic music they formed a duo 'over coffee' and soon realised their voices were meant to be together. Both bring distinctive songwriting styles to Union Jill and achieve some spellbinding effects with their voices and instruments.

Playing across the country they have quickly gained a reputation for quality performances and well-crafted songs. Their onstage presence is natural, funny and personable and, whilst their material touches on the darker side of life at times, they enjoy using their music to tell stories – with banter you only get from two women sharing a stage.

 

 

Supporting Union Jill we have the brilliant humorous singer-songwriter Paul Openshaw.

 

 

August - no gigs

September - Showcase Concert

October 4th - Chris Leslie (of Fairport Convention)

October 25th - Vin Garbutt

November 15th - Wendy Arrowsmith

December -  Guy Fletcher & PJ Wright

2014

January 17th - Paul Downes and Maggie Boyle

October 10th - Ben Sands